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The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 11,904 ratings — published 1971
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 3,321 ratings — published 2003
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ESV Study Bible ESV Study Bible (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.74 — 16,610 ratings — published 2002
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A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Eerdmans Language Resources (ELR)) A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Eerdmans Language Resources (ELR))
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avg rating 4.23 — 259 ratings — published 1972
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Dictionary of Biblical Imagery Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 180 ratings — published 1998
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The Elements of Style The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 87,303 ratings — published 1918
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The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 636 ratings — published 1906
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The Anglo Saxon Chronicle The Anglo Saxon Chronicle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,169 ratings — published 890
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 221,707 ratings — published 1812
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From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts Through Revelation From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts Through Revelation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 177 ratings — published 2006
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 15,534 ratings — published 1776
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The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,591 ratings — published 230
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The Human Body Book: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function and Disorders The Human Body Book: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function and Disorders (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 577 ratings — published 1994
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Revelation (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) Revelation (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
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avg rating 4.42 — 113 ratings — published 2000
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Genesis 16-50 (Word Biblical Commentary #2) Genesis 16-50 (Word Biblical Commentary #2)
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avg rating 4.33 — 123 ratings — published 2015
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Genesis 1-15 (Word Biblical Commentary #1) Genesis 1-15 (Word Biblical Commentary #1)
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avg rating 4.28 — 274 ratings — published 1987
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The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 11,111 ratings — published 1911
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Luke 9:51-24:53 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) Luke 9:51-24:53 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
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avg rating 4.57 — 98 ratings — published 1996
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Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
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avg rating 4.50 — 126 ratings — published 1994
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The New American Bible The New American Bible (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.55 — 2,966 ratings — published 1899
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Regular Expressions Cookbook Regular Expressions Cookbook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 196 ratings — published 2009
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Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 54 ratings — published 1994
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The Book of Genesis, Chapters 18–50 The Book of Genesis, Chapters 18–50 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 104 ratings — published 1995
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The Book of Genesis, Chapters 1–17 The Book of Genesis, Chapters 1–17 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 196 ratings — published 1990
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1 Peter (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) 1 Peter (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
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avg rating 4.50 — 293 ratings — published 2005
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Romans Romans (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 430 ratings — published 1998
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Mark (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) Mark (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
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avg rating 4.16 — 55 ratings — published 2008
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The Message of Job (The Bible Speaks Today Series) The Message of Job (The Bible Speaks Today Series)
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avg rating 3.90 — 69 ratings — published 1991
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The Works of Josephus The Works of Josephus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 2,551 ratings — published 100
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The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt: A Genealogical Sourcebook of the Pharaohs The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt: A Genealogical Sourcebook of the Pharaohs (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 179 ratings — published 2004
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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 3,213 ratings — published 1955
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The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 25,837 ratings — published 2015
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The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,088 ratings — published 1946
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انجیل عیسی مسیح انجیل عیسی مسیح (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.53 — 1,838 ratings — published 382
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The Epistle to the Romans The Epistle to the Romans (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 1,116 ratings — published 1996
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The Chicago Manual of Style The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 6,185 ratings — published 1906
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The Message of Acts: The Spirit, the Church, and the World The Message of Acts: The Spirit, the Church, and the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 564 ratings — published 1990
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Ephesians (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries) Ephesians (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries)
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avg rating 3.78 — 78 ratings — published 1963
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The Message of Romans: God's Good News for the World (The Bible Speaks Today Series) The Message of Romans: God's Good News for the World (The Bible Speaks Today Series)
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avg rating 4.38 — 754 ratings — published 1994
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Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 431 ratings — published 2008
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The Great Ideas: A Syntopicon of Great Books of the Western World, Volume I The Great Ideas: A Syntopicon of Great Books of the Western World, Volume I (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 104 ratings — published 1952
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Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies: Over 300 Terms Clearly Concisely Defined (The IVP Pocket Reference Series) Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies: Over 300 Terms Clearly Concisely Defined (The IVP Pocket Reference Series)
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avg rating 3.65 — 26 ratings — published 1998
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The Gospel of Matthew (New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT)) The Gospel of Matthew (New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT))
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avg rating 4.51 — 422 ratings — published 2007
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Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series) Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)
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avg rating 4.31 — 95 ratings — published 1997
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Dictionary of New Testament Background (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series) Dictionary of New Testament Background (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)
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avg rating 4.35 — 69 ratings — published 2000
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